A Czechoslovakian hockey team star is defecting...
A Czechoslovakian hockey team star is defecting in order to play in the National Hockey League for the New York Islanders, according to the player’s agent.
Forward David Volek was expected to arrive at Edmonton from Frankfurt, West Germany, Rich Winters’s office said.
In 1984, the Islanders drafted Volek, who has played on the both the Czechoslovakia Olympic and national teams.
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